Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):



	March 31,			December 31,
	2018			2017
Unsecured notes	$	425,000		$	425,000
Unamortized discounts and issuance costs of unsecured notes	(4,000		)	(4,316		)
Long-term debt	$	421,000		$	420,684

In June 2016, the Company issued $425 million aggregate principal amount of its 3.125 percent senior unsecured notes due June 15, 2021 (the “2016 Notes”). The net proceeds from the issuance of the 2016 Notes were approximately $421.0 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses, which are being amortized over a period of five years. Interest on the 2016 Notes is payable semiannually in arrears on December 15 and June 15. The proceeds from the 2016 Notes were used to repay the principal amount of the notes issued in August 2011 and outstanding in July 2016 and are being used for general corporate purposes, including working capital and capital expenditure needs, business acquisitions and repurchases of the Company’s common stock.